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'lill which simple in constriictiomquiclr and wam- CONTAIE' Thisinvention relates to improvements iii pecking and shipping boxes, orcases, and is particularly directed 'lo a novel form of rc2 inl'oiceddouble Walled container or ceroir construcied preferably o'lf corrugatedpaper board or the like materiel for use in pecking and shippingdelicate apparatus, such as redio sets7 meters, typewriters, and illelike.

An object ofthe invention is 'to provide en improved reinforcedcontainer of llie cherecrer ldescribed constructed lo eectively protectand cushion the contents from endden blows and contacts so as to preventinjury and damage to the contents diie lio csreless and rough handlingduring transportetion.

Another object of the invention. is lo pro vide e. pecking and shippingbei;i of Jche elisir :iclcr described having an improved cushioningmember which is adapted to ellectiveiy secure articles of unsyinmetrieelcross-section inv seid bor;w

A fui-liber object of lie inventionis to piro vide n container or,lil-ie character described easy to assemble, inexpensive to menufeclure, sind practical end ellicieiii to e leigh de grec for the purposesdescribed.

Otnerebjecs ci? this invention will in perl. be obvious and in partiiereineter pointed out.

Certain features `herein shown end described ere shown, described andciaimed in my Patent $1,522,902 granted Jennery i3, and accordingly erenot claimed herein.

Willi the above priori, .the invention accorc'lingly censisls in iziiefeatures of con# stru( ion, combinations of elements and si :rangementci? pars which. will be exernplif lied in "the construction hereinafterclescribed and of 'which the scope of application will. be indicated inthe following claims. in the accompanying drawing, in which is shown oneof the various possible illusrative einbodirnenis of this invention,

Fig. l is a perspective View showing :i pecking :ind shipping boxembodying the invention, paris of the box being broken away to sliowllie interior construction.;

2 is a cross-sectional View tellen. on iine Simi?, in Fig. i showing;'the box closed and sealed with e radio shown in clotcd lines packedtherein;

Fig, 3 is a perspective View of e. side cushioning member or partitionliner;

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to edd greatly lo lie cushioning prei/coos for llie purposes-described,

Af seen from Fig. l., lie ouer cel-sing; or shell i0 is of clic usualcoilepsi'ole construclLion te permit economical knock down ,shipment andcomprises elongated side W :ills

il, end Walls l2 and cover flaps i3, i5 and 1,6, creased and folded ioform faire reciengiiler sli-eyed' shell. gulie cover flaps being adaptedlo 'fold inwardly 'ce iorn'i die top sind boiorn wells for closing idiecasing. Vfiien iziie flaps are folded inte their closed position., theymay be held by any suitable ineens es fo.; exemple e strip ,of adhesivetape l?.

Familien or cushioning members 18 which are amv-rigged geinst thesidewalls, end Wells, i'zlie bottom, mcy be substantially similar inconstruction, and es seen most clearly in llig 3, eecli is preferablyformeel of single sliee: of corriigeed paper board, out, creased Liedfolded to 'form recienguler shaped body portion i9, enel wells 20. endside Walls 2]., seid end walls having; flap exeiisions 22 which arebeni, izo extend Within and edjecenf; lelie side Walls 2l and heid inposition by suitable aslzening means. The flap extensions 22 er otherfastenings for the side and end Walls to retain alieni in their relativeposit-ions may be emitted if desired, since it is apperen there when themembers 18 are assemblee within lie casing l0, the structure isself-retaining (see Fig. 2).

il', is to be understood than', the shipping box is of suitabledimensions to enable paci ing the article or articles therein so :is tosub staniiziily fill tbe space marked A in Figa 2, and liat thepartition liners 'iS are of proper size and shape 'lo completely coverthe interior sides and bottoni of lle cesinQ 10.

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Where the contents occupying space A (see Fig. 2) comprises a radio sethaving-the usual parts such as dials or other control means projectingbeyond the enclosing cabinet and having a sloping front panel whichforms a cabinet of unsymmetrical crosssection, the top levelling andcushioning member 23 maybe provided to accomodate the said projectingparts and also serves as a filler to support and Space the set from thetop cover oit the casing.

The top cushioning member 23 is preferably constructed of a single,sheet of corrugated paper board cut to the shaped blank 23 (sce Fig. 5)provided with crease lines 23" and folded to form the structure shownin. Fig. 4. The folded struc'ture may include the marginal edge flaps23C a transversely extending loop portion 23g and a recessed portion 23@extending parallel thereto, said portions being suitably positioned onmember 23 and of a proper depth to abut the marginal portions uot thepanel radio 'set to cushion and securely space the set from the top ofthe casing 10. (See Fig. 2.) It dethe blank Q-lf may be cut from thepart of the blank E23 'forming the recessed portion la and said tabs '23may be bent up within said recessed portion to 'serve as spacing braceslbetween the side wall 23 thereof as is clearly shown in Fig. d.

ln. the practice of the. invention, the side and end partition liners 1Sare Iirst placed in position in casing 10 and are held in theirrespective places by means of the bottom liner 1S as is clearly shown inFigs. 1 and 2. Having arranged these liners in position with their bodyportions 19 spaced inwardly `from the various Walls of the casing, thera-V dio set or other article to be packed is then lowered into place,the side Wall of the set dll abutting against the walls o'l" the liner18 and being spaced thereby a substantial distance from the walls of thecasing l0.

7With these parts in position, the top cushioning member 23 is insertedin the top opening of the casing with the loop portion 23 and recessedportion 23 straddling the various projecting parts and with said portionextended to abut the panel of the set, said member E23 being dimensionedand formed to act as a cushioning filler in the space between the top ofthe set and the top ol the casing 10. The cover flaps are then foldedinto position and the casing sealedin any suitable manner as by means ofa strip of adhesive tape 17.

It Will thus be seen that there is provided a device in which theseveral objects of this invention are achieved and which is Well adaptedto meet the conditions of practical use.

As various possible embodiments might be made of the above invention,and as various changes might be made Ain the embodiment above set forth,it is tobe understood that all matter herein set forth or shown in theaecompan ing drawing is to be interpreted as il ustrative and not in alimiting sense.

Having thus described my invention, claim new and desire to secure byLetters latent.-

1. A packing and shipping boxhaving inner and outer Walls, inner Wallsforming a receptacle adapted to receive articles of variouscross-sectional shapes, the inner .valls including'a member made ofsheet material folded to form unequal levelling portions extending froinsaid member for abutting an angularly disposed side of an article packedin said box, said levelling portions being spaced to accommodate betweenthem projecting portions of said'side and for serving as a filler toprevent movement ot' the article in the box during transportation.

2. A packing and shipping box having inner and outer walls, inner Wallsforming a receptacle spaced from the outer walls, said receptacleadapted to receive articles of various cross-sectional shapes, the innerWalls including a stitl top member made of sheet material folded to formunequal levelling portions extending from said member for im abutting anangularl disposed side of an article packed in the ox to serve as afiller for preventing movement of the article dur ing transportation.

3.- A packing and shipping box having le inner and outer Walls, theinner Wall forming a receptacle spaced from the outer Walls, saidreceptacle adapted to receive articles of various cross sectionalshapes, the inner top mem'ber 1U@ walls including a cushionin havingspaced levelling portions the latter being of unequal depth for abuttinga side of the article packed in said box ,accommodating between themprojecting portions of said side and to serve as a ller for of variouscross-sectional shapes, the inner 120 walls including a cushioning topmember having spaced levelling portions extending therefrom, saidlevelling portions including a transversely extending 'section folded toform a loop and a recessed portion extend- 25 ing parallel to said loop,the bight of said loop and the bottom of said recessed portion beingadapted to abut a side of the article packed in said box to accommodatebetween them projecting portions of seid lil till

re.. HU venting movement of the article in the ox :ieeeee :aifie sind toserve as e, )filler for preventing movement oi' the article in the boxduring ltiensporteibion.

5. in a packing and shipping 600x, a cushioning member comprising esingle Liece olif meeiiei, cieeseo' end foided to ave spacediziiieveisey extending levelling porions the latter@ being of uiiequedepth and positioned in spaced relation on seid membei," to accommodatebetween seid .ieveiling portions projecting portions of the contentspacked in smid box and o abut other poi contents to serve as e ,fillerfor mons of said pi-eveoimo movement of seid contente im poi'efioii.,

the bei: during trams 6. .im peeinngg e? @ping bmi, enshioning membermede from e, single blank of corrugated pa er boer creased end foided tohave e p ureiity of levelling poi-7 ions extending therefrom, saidportions being speoed to accommodate between them projecting portions of1he contents packed m seid box and io abut other ortions of seid-conients o serve as e ller or preventing movement of seid contents inthe box oluring transportation, and com rising 'a i'ziensveirselyextending section olded to form e closed loop, end 'a recesse portionextending pemliei to seid loop.

In testimony whereof I am.: my signetmf eeeommo e; meeneem

